1000 Travels of Jawaharlal were a band from Kita-Kyushu, Japan, active from 1999 to 2004. Their sound is what is often described as 'emo punk,' in that it's far too melodic to be hardcore and not poppy enough to be pop punk. Think screamo, but without the emo dynamics and quiet\loud structure, like a rough emo pop version of Yaphet Kotto: that's emo punk. You might call it 'melodic emocore.' 1000 Travels were a superlative example of this particular sound and their sole LP is fantastic from start to finish.
The band's first release was a 1999 demo tape that I haven't been able to find. They followed it up with a self-titled EP, also known as 'Letter.' In 2000 they released a split with Minority Blues Band, and three years later put out their masterpiece, owari wa konai. Their last release was a 2004 split with Aghast, though in 2016 a compilation called Oware Wa Konakatta was put out that compiles the EP, the first split, and the album. There are no new tracks on it and it unfortunately does not include the demo tape, but I'm offering a download of it as it has higher quality files for the pre-album tracks.
you ever listen to the arrival note? theyre a new emo band, but theyre probably the closest to 90s sounding in a long time. bet youd dig
ReplyDeleteYes, I know them. I recently featured on of their songs on my Youtube channel, they're doing great work
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